This week's contest is dedicated to the movies that make you cry like a baby. Bring on the tissues! VOTE FOR 2! Just not your own, please. Aragorn--The Notebook auntiehill--Testament DevilEyes--Forbidden Games Gecko of Gorn--The Road JiNX-01--Mr. Holland's Opus J.T.B.--Terms of Endearment Kai "the spy"--The Fountain Kira's Mom--Steel Magnolias Praetor Shinzon--Snow Falling on Cedars Starkers--Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Oh man. I have seen so few of these movies I may have to hand in my "movie lover" card In my defence, Hubby doesn't like to go to "do you really want to watch me cry" movies in public...which I guess means that I need to "watch him cry" at home more! Anyway, Voted! :-)
I've seen 3 of them (which I guess helped me vote for 2!) Which one was your Dad's favourite chick flick od0? Maybe I can sneak that one in...unless it was Mr. Holland's Opus or Steel Magnolias (or The Road, but I guess that isn't a chick flick!)
Ah. He's seen that one. I wonder if I could sneak "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" past him...
Out of these movies, I've only seen (besides Forbidden Games, my own entry) Eternal Sunshine - which I really liked but didn't think it was a tearjerker, and The Notebook, which is so-so. But I voted, as I often do, for the avatars rather than the movies - I haven't seen Testament or The Road, but those are strong images - heck, I don't even know what Testament is, but that pic is great.
Never seen Testament? You should. It stars Jane Alexander as a mother in a small Northern California town. After a nuclear attack, they are left isolated and have to manage day to day on their own. It's a very simple, quiet and heartbreaking movie. Watch it some day, alone, with a box of Kleenex.
It sounds very interesting. I love post-apocalyptic stories. It can't be more depressing than Threads!